A/N: I love all of you! I have made it to the big 1-0-0! Shout out to LifeIsRandom4Ever for being the 100th review! And now, onward to chapter 10!
Disclaimer: My friend just got Wreck-it Ralph for her birthday! Yay! Unfortunately, even though it was on her list, she did not get the rights to Wreck-it Ralph, so yet again, I do not own it.
Gene awoke a little before his alarm clock was set to go off. He shut it off, and hopped out of his bed. Gene took a quick shower to wake himself up. He grabbed a sweater and slacks from his closet. He looked at his reflection in the mirror. He fixed up his hair with a comb from a nearby table, and smiled when he thought he looked perfect.
"Okay, big guy," He says to himself as he looks at his reflection some more, "It's time that sergeant learns that the most dangerous word in the English language is" he pointed at himself, "Gene!"
Gene didn't bother with breakfast, he was too excited for his revenge. He left the penthouse and sat down on the bench outside. All the windows in Niceland were still dark. The street lamps were still glowing. Everyone was still asleep. It was easy to tell, because whenever someone was sleeping, little 'Zs' hovered above their windows. Everyone was asleep. Everyone, but Mrs. Fix-it.
She always got up early, because she always liked to go walking and watch the sunrise. So Gene leaned back against the bench, which was still wet with morning dew, and awaited for the moment when she would arrive.
He waited, full of anticipation. For months, that sergeant had been mean to him. He could not understand what Felix saw in her. There were countless nights were he would consider telling Felix about a wonderful divorce lawyer he knew, but he knew that she would be there. He couldn't risk telling Felix about divorce with that she-devil in the room. She had hurt him physically and emotionally. And he couldn't understand why. All he had done was be himself. But he also was himself to Ralph, and look what that lead to.
Suddenly, he heard humming coming from Niceland forest, which had a beautiful meadow right in the middle of it. It was full of so many daffodils that you couldn't even see the grass. It was quite a beautiful sight. No wonder Mrs. Fix-it performed her daily, morning prayers there when she visited her son.
Mrs. Fix-it was about to enter the penthouse, when Gene blocked her path.
"Oh!" She exclaimed when Gene stepped in front of the door. She was so startled, she nearly dropped the basket she was carrying. Mrs. Fix-it smiled, "Hello there, Gene. What are y'all doin up this early?"
"Oh, nothing really. I was just wondering if you would like to" Gene paused and smiled, "chat."
"Ralph, stop tracking mud in my kitchen!" Calhoun shouted at Ralph as he entered in the kitchen, barely able to squeeze through the door.
"Sorry." Ralph sighed as he grabbed a towel off of the rack on the wall, "It's kinda hard not to get your feet dirty when you don't own any shoes."
"Then, why don't you just buy a pair of shoes?" Felix asked politely, as he handed Ralph a plate, so he could have some of the breakfast he made.
Ralph shrugged, "I don't know. I've just gotten so used to not wearing shoes, it's just kinda stuck."
"Speaking of stuck, there is a really big piece of gum stuck to your toe." Calhoun said, scrunching up her face in disgust.
"Oh, that's what happened to my gum!" Ralph said, as he pulled in off of his toe.
"Ralph! Don't eat that! You don't know where it's been!" Felix said.
"Sure I do," Ralph said, "It's been stuck to my foot."
"Ralph! Throw it away! Now!" Calhoun ordered.
"Fine." Ralph groaned.
He threw it away and helped himself to some scrambled eggs. He sat next to Calhoun. She placed her hand over her mouth and began shaking head head, making small noises to indicate that Ralph should get those eggs away from her.
"What?" Ralph asked as he took a big bite. He moved the plate closer to her, "You want some?"
Calhoun shoved the plate to the ground and dashed out of the room. The eggs splattered all over the floor. Ralph groaned, "Aw come on!"
Ralph knelt down on the ground and started putting the eggs back on the plate. Vanellope suddenly walked through the front door and hopped onto Ralph's shoulder, "Hello, Admiral Butthead."
Ralph smiled, "Hiya, Princess of the Monkey-People."
Vanellope laughed, "So, Mr. Fixer-Upper, what's for breakfast?"
Ralph picked up him plate from the ground, "Eggs, want mine?"
"Ew!" Vanellope squealed. "There's hair in it!"
"Oh that's just for flavoring." Ralph teased.
Calhoun put her head on her hand as she entered the room. Vanellope hopped up on Ralph's head, "Hiya, Sarge! How are you?"
"Great, I love having these little puke parties in the morning." Calhoun groaned.
Felix looked up at the clock, "Okay, everyone. The arcade opens in half an hour. We'd better start getting ready."
Vanellope jumped off of Ralph, "I was programed ready! I'm a lean, mean, racin' machine!"
Ralph rolled his eyes at Vanellope's enthusiasm, while Calhoun and Felix just chuckled. The group exited the penthouse and took the elevator down. The whole ride down, Vanellope bragged about how she was going to wipe the floor with all of the other racers. Everyone sort of tuned her out though, because she gave that same rant every morning.
As they exited the elevator, they saw Gene sitting on a bench and talking to someone. Who it was, they couldn't tell, because they were being blocked by the wall. As they got closer, they could hear what Gene was saying.
"Yes, about four months along now. And she still hasn't told you?" Gene said, with a false surprised tone.
"Well, no now, I haven't heard anything like that." The unmistakable voice of Mrs. Fix-it said.
Everyone stopped dead in their tracks. Ralph held on to Calhoun as hard as he could, so she wouldn't go and kill Gene. Calhoun and Felix held each other very close and as hard as they could. No one said anything. All they heard was Gene tell Felix's mother all about the baby.
"Why just the other day, she went to her doctor's for an ultrasound. Didn't you know?" Gene said.
Mrs. Fix-it didn't say anything. She just shook her head and put her hand over her hand. She stood and whispered, "Thank you for telling me, Gene. Goodbye."
She began rushing towards the doors of the penthouse. Calhoun prayed that she wouldn't notice them when she ran inside. Unfortunately, since they wasn't invisible, (and Ralph was larger than most characters) Mrs. Fix-it saw them. She looked up at Calhoun and for one moment, Calhoun felt nothing but pity and guilt. Mrs. Fix-it dashed into the building. Felix ran after, "Mama! Mama, please!"
Calhoun ran up to Gene, "You little cockroach with a drinking problem! I'm gonna feed you to the cy-bugs!"
Gene ran behind a bench, "You've always treated me terribly-"
"Because you deserved it!" Calhoun argued.
Gene peeked his head out from behind the bench, but didn't step out all the way.
"Now we're even?" Gene whimpered.
Calhoun picked up Gene by his shirt that was underneath his sweater, "What you did, does not even compare to 'even!'"
Ralph stormed up to Gene, "You've just gone to a new level of evil!"
Calhoun pulled Gene right up to her face, "Gene, if you even say one word to me or my family, ever again, then I will turn you from a rooster into a chicken so fast, you won't know what hit you!"
Gene released a squeal of terror as Calhoun dropped him to the ground. Gene began running towards the penthouse but before he got to the doors, Vanellope spat on him and shouted, "Doodie-head!"
Calhoun massaged her head on the bench. Ralph rubbed her back and Vanellope leaned against her leg in a comforting manner. Eventually, Felix came out of the penthouse. Calhoun grabbed onto Felix hand and they all left for their games.
The train ride was silent. Calhoun still feel guilt inside of her. The reason she hadn't told Mrs. Fix-it is because she hadn't wanted her to judge her She had expected for her to find out sometime but not like this. And who knows how she would react. She must be devastated. Now she began wondering if it would've been better to just tell her.
Game Central Station was already bustling, even though several of the characters were yawning, or just going into Tappers to get a cup of coffee to wake themselves up. Many characters were still asleep, because there was still twenty minutes before the arcade opened.
Game Central was full of overlapping conversations. The only people who didn't seem to be talking were Ralph, Vanellope, Felix and Sergeant Calhoun.
Vanellope climbed up onto Ralph's shoulder and whispered, "When is Mama Fix-it going to talk to Sarge."
Ralph watched at Calhoun and Felix sadly kiss each other goodbye, and shook his head, "I don't know."
A/N: Sadness for the Core Four. What will happen with Mama Fix-it? Will Calhoun end up killing Gene? Why am I asking you all of these questions? I'm the author of this tale. READ AND REVIEW!